Wall and ceiling construction



Oct. 24, 1933. c O WALPER 1,931,713

WALL AND CEILING CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 6, 1930 INVENTOR ('zzr270raiIa2per ATTORNEY5 Patented Oct. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8Claims.

The present invention relates to a novel wall and ceiling constructionadapted particularly for use in connection with plaster boards and thelike.

The invention has particular reference to that type of wall and ceilingconstructions in which double channel members are arranged at opposedparallel edges of the plaster boards for supporting and reinforcing thesame, the present invention relating particularly to an improvedconstruction of clips or hangers by means of which the channeled membersand the edges of the plaster boards are supported with respect to theframe members.

The present invention has as one of its primary objects to provide animproved construction of clips or hangers by means of which the erectionof the wall or ceiling is simplified by reducing the number ofoperations required and by means of which a more permanent and rigidwall or ceiling construction is produced.

The several objects, advantages and novel details of construction of myinvention will be made more apparent as this description proceeds,especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of a ceilingconstruction embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the planeindicated by line 2--2 in Figure 1; 1

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the forms of clips orhangers employed;

Figure 4 is a similar view of another of the clips or hangers employed;

Figure 5 is a sectional plan view taken substantially on the planeindicated by line 55 showing the clip in engagement with adjacent edgesof a plaster board, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective one form of clip or hangeremployed.

Referring now particularly to Figure 1, it will be noted that there isillustrated a frame member 10 to which it is desired to secure plasterboards 11. The opposed parallel edges of the plaster boards are adaptedto be engaged by double channeled members 12 which in turn are securedto the frame member 10 by the clips or hangers forming the particularsubject matter of this invention. In the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in Figure 1, two forms of clip members indicated generallyby the reference characters 13 and 14 are employed, these clip membersbeing shown respectively in Figures 4 and 3.

The hanger or clip member 13 as shown in Figure 4 comprises a portion14' adapted to engage in one of the channels of the double channeledmember 12 and an extension 15 slotted to view of provide a jaw opening16 adapted for detachable engagement with the frame member 10 in themanner clearly illustrated. The portion 14' of the clip is provided withreturn-bent lugs or ears 17 adapted to engage the outer surface of oneof the channel portions of the channel member to securely grip the same.A projection 14. engages the opposed surface of the channel to insure asecure gripping engagement.

The other clip or hanger member 14 shown in Figure 3 is provided with aportion 18 adapted to be engaged within or enclosed by one of thechannel portions of the double channeled member and provided with aslotted extension 19 providing opposed jaws or lugs 20 adapted fordetachable engagement with the frame member 10. The clip portion 18 isprovided with prongs or piercing portions 21 adapted to be driven intothe edge of the plaster board. for securing the plaster board to theframe member 10, with return-bent lugs or ears 18' to engage the outersurface of the channel member. A projection 18" is provided, engagingthe opposed surface of the channel.

In practice one of the channel members 12 will be secured to the framemember 10 by means of, for instance, a pair of clips 13. Thereafter oneof the plaster boards 11 will have one of its longitudinal edges engagedin the opposed channel of the double channeled member 12 and thereaftera clip 14 will be engaged with the frame member 10 and the prongs 21thereof driven into the edge of the plaster board as clearly illustratedin Figure 1. Thus the channel member supports the one edge of theplaster board and the clips 14 engaging respectively the frame members10 will support the other edge of the plaster board until the nextchanneled member 12 can be placed in position and secured to the framemember 10 by other clips 13 engaging the channel thereof opposite to thechannel which is already embracing the edge of the erected plasterboard. In this manner the channels and plaster boards may besuccessively erected and permanently connected to the frame members 10in a manner which will be quite obvious.

In Figure 6 there is illustrated a modified form of clip indicatedgenerally by the reference character 22, this form of clip being capableof use either as the previously described clip 13 or the previouslydescribed clip 14. It will be noted that this clip or hanger is providedwith a portion 23 adapted to engage in one of the channels of the doublechanneled member and with return-bent lugs or ears 24 engaging the outersurface of the channeled member and cooperating with the portion 23 togrip the same. The clip is provided with a slotted extension 25providing opposed lugs or jaws 26 for detachable engagement with theframe member 10.

When this clip is used to support the edge of the plaster board beforethe next channel member has been erected, a nail or the like 2'7 may bedriven through an aperture 28 provided for the purpose in the angularlyarranged portion 29 of the clip portion 23. Obviously, when this clip isused as the clip 13, the nail is not employed. With this latter form ofconstruction it is obvious but a single type of clip can be used in thefirst instance either to support the channel member 12 or the opposededge of the plaster board before the channel member is put intoposition.

Various modifications will suggest themselves to those skilled in thisart and to this end reservation is made to make such changes as may comewithin the purview of the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, achanneled plaster board engaging member and plaster board, means forsecuring said plaster board and channeled member to the frame membercomprising, a clip having a body portion engaging one edge of theplaster board and secured thereto, said body portion having one edgethereof bent laterally and vertically, the vertically extending portionbeing fashioned with a lug adapted to engage the aforesaid frame memberand provided with a portion bent parallel to the laterally extendingportion for clamping the channeled plaster board engaging member to saidplaster board.

2. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, achanneled plaster board supporting element and plaster board, means forsecuring said plaster board and channeled element to the frame membercomprising, a clip developed from a single strip of material having acentral body portion provided with edge portions each bent at rightangles relative thereto and in the opposite directions, means carried byone of the edge portions for securing the clip to the aforesaid plasterboard, and means on the other edge portion for clamping the channeledplaster board supporting element into engagement with said plasterboard.

3. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, a plasterboard supporting element comprising a member having a channeled portionfor receiving the adjacent edges of plaster boards, means for securingthe plaster board and supporting element to the frame member including,a clip provided with a central body portion disposed between the plasterboard and a leg portion of the aforesaid channeled member and having oneedge thereof bent at right angles relative to the body portion securedto the adjacent edge of the plaster board and engageable with the baseof the channeled member, and having the other edge of said clip bent atright angles relative to the body portion in a direction opposite to thedirection of the aforesaid edge portion fashioned with a lug adapted toengage the frame member and provided with a portion bent parallel to thecentral body portion for clamping one leg of the channeled member intoengagement therewith.

4. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, achanneled plaster board engaging member and plaster board, means forsecuring said plaster board and channeled member to the frame membercomprising, a clip havmermaplaster board and secured thereto, said bodyportion having one edge thereof bent laterally and vertically, thevertically extending portion being fashioned with a lug adapted toengage the aforesaid frame member and provided with a portion bentsubstantially parallel to the laterally extending portion for securingthe channeled plaster board engaging member to said clip.

5. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, achanneled plaster board engaging member and plaster board, means forsecuring said plaster board and channeled member to the frame memberincluding, a clip having a body portion engaging one edge of the plasterboard and secured thereto, said body portion having one edge thereofbent laterally and vertically, the vertically extending portion beingfashioned with a lug adapted to engage the aforesaid frame member andprovided with a finger bent substantially parallel to the laterallyextending portion, and means on said laterally extending portioncooperating with the finger to secure the channeled plaster boardengaging member to said clip.

6. In a structure of the class described, a frame member, a plasterboard engaging member and plaster board, means for securing said plasterboard and plaster board engaging member to the frame member including, aclip having a body portion secured to one edge of the plaster board,said body portion having one edge thereof bent laterally and vertically,the vertically extending portion being fashioned with a plurality oflugs detachably engageable with said frame member, and fingers struckout from said lugs adapted to cooperate with the laterally extendingportion to secure the plaster board engaging member to said clip.

'7. In a structure of the class described, a frame member, a plasterboard engaging member and plaster board, means for securing said plasterboard engaging member and plaster board to the frame member comprising,a clip having a body provided with a portion engaging one edge of theplaster board and secured thereto, and having another portion thereofbent laterally relative to said first mentioned portion and engaging oneside of the plaster board, a return bent portion fashioned on saidlaterally extending portion adjacent each end thereof, means on saidlaterally extending portion cooperating with said return bent portionsfor securing the plaster board engaging member of the clip, and meansfor securing the frame member to the plaster board engaging member.

8. In a structure of the character described, a frame member, a plasterboard supporting member and plaster board, means for securing saidplaster board and supporting member to the frame member comprising, aclip having a body provided with a' portion secured to the plaster boardand having another portion thereof bent laterally relative to said firstmentioned portion, means integral with said laterally extending portionand cooperating therewith for securing the plaster board supportingmember to the clip, and means on said clip for securing said plasterboard supporting member to the frame.

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